1. 2012 COMMUNITY INDICATOR REPORT Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Human Capital Development & Education: Early Childhood Kindergarten - 12 Workforce Preparedness

2. 315,446 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2005-2009 average Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Early Childhood More children in the care of others Where are they? 21.6% care of relatives/friends 23.6% Child Care Center 9.8% Pre K 1.6% Head Start

3. Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Early Childhood Growing demand; less money Source: NIEER State of Preschool Yearbook, 2010

4. Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Early Childhood Teacher Quality, an important metric

5. K- 12 What our public school students look like Source: TEA. PEIMS Standard Reports, 2011 Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller

6. K- 12 Third Grade Reading – a critical metric Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Source: TEA, Children at Risk analysis

7. K- 12 Algebra I – gateway to higher education Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Source: TEA International Comparisons Highest score 1,000 US rankings Reading Science Math Average Above Below Average Average 500 502 487

8. K- 12 College Bound? SAT & ACT scores flat for 10 years Source: TEA Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Average All Students SAT – flat at 1000 (1600) ACT - flat at 21 (36 )

9. K- 12 4-year college graduation rates Source: TEA, 2011 Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller 71%

10. Workforce Preparedness Only 28.4% of people 25+ have a college degree Source: H-GAC National Average = ~30% Rankings of competitor regions Chicago14 Philadelphia16 Dallas23 Houston34

11. Workforce Preparedness First-time college applications, acceptances & enrollments for 4-year universities Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2011 Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller

12. Workforce Preparedness Rising cost of education Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller Community College4-Year Institution Source: College for All Texans, 2011 Average Annual Cost of Tuition 2011-2012

13. Necessity of post-secondary education Workforce Preparedness Source: Georgetown U. Center on Education & Diversity Region’s Rank 100 top MSAs Job demand to degrees granted 94 th Source: Brookings Institute

14. Education and Health The Link Between Education & Health Higher levels of parents’ education Healthier behaviors by parents Good role models Better jobs and increased income Better housing, safer neighborhoods, more physical activity & better nutrition More resources for childcare, transportation & health insurance Less stress, better access to health care Impact of parents’ education on child health* *Adapted from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008 Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller

15. Education and Health Morbidity and Mortality vs. Education EDUCATION < 1212 YearsCollege> 16 or Years13-15 YearsMore Years Morbidity & Mortality Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller

16. Education Pipeline Return on Investment Brazoria. Chambers. Ft. Bend. Galveston. Harris. Liberty. Montgomery. Waller